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 White Sox 2, Cardinals 1 (11 innings)
Chris Sale tied a 16-year-old Major League record by recording his
eighth consecutive 10-strikeout game -- and even picked up his first
MLB hit.
Sale tossed six innings and struck out 12, tying Boston's Pedro
Martinez for the feat. Martinez set the record from Aug. 19-Sept.
27, 1999.
The Cardinals (51-25) saw their six-game winning streak end. They
lost for just the eighth time in 37 home games.
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Astros 4, Royals 0
Left-hander Dallas Keuchel worked eight shutout innings and made a
convincing argument to start the All Star Game, pitching the Houston
Astros to a win over the Kansas City Royals.
Keuchel (10-3) joined Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez with
double digit wins in the American League. He dominated Kansas City
(44-30) in front of Royals manager Ned Yost, the AL manager for the
All Star Game.
The Astros (46-34) clustered their four runs over three innings
against Royals left-hander Danny Duffy.
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Nationals 6, Braves 1
Jordan Zimmermann pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings to lead the
Washington Nationals past Atlanta.
First baseman Clint Robinson hit a homer in a four-run first inning
against usually tough Shelby Miller and Washington (43-34) has now
beaten the Braves (36-41) nine straight times.
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Rangers 8, Orioles 6
First baseman Mitch Moreland hit two home runs for the second
consecutive game and the Texas Rangers hit four homers en route to a
victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
He finished t2-for-3 with four RBIs for Texas (40-38).
The Orioles (41-36) banged out three homers themselves but it was
not enough.
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Cubs 1, Mets 0
Right-hander Kyle Hendricks combined with three relievers on a
three-hitter and left fielder Matt Szczur drove in the game's only
run with a sixth-inning double as the Chicago Cubs snapped a
five-game losing streak.
The Cubs (40-35) won despite scoring two runs or fewer for the sixth
straight game. The Mets (40-38) had a four-game winning streak
snapped.
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Marlins 5, Giants 3
Second baseman Dee Gordon hit a three-run inside-the-park home run
to lead the Miami Marlins to a win over the San Francisco Giants.
The Marlins (32-46) won for just the third time in the past 12
games.
Right-hander Ryan Vogelsong (6-6) took the loss and had his
scoreless streak snapped at 14 1/3 innings.
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Indians 6, Rays 2
Cleveland starter Danny Salazar took a perfect game into the sixth
inning on the way to an easy win for the Indians over the Rays.
Cleveland (35-41) got a combined two-hitter on the mound for the
second night in a row and late home runs from rookie third baseman
Giovanny Urshela and designated hitter David Murphy.
The Rays (42-37) have now dropped seven of nine games.
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Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3
David Ortiz and Jackie Bradley Jr. hit home runs as the Boston Red
Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays.
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2) allowed four hits, two walks and
one run with four strikeouts in six innings, helping Boston beat
Toronto (41-38) for the second game in a row to start a four-game
series
The Red Sox (36-43) won their third in a row.
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Brewers 4, Phillies 3
Poor relief pitching by the Philadelphia Phillies doomed another
solid start by Cole Hamels, as the Milwaukee Brewers came from
behind to win.
The Brewers (31-48), who scored two runs in the first inning and
then watched the Phillies rally to go up 3-2 on a solo home run by
catcher Carlos Ruiz in the sixth, took advantage of Phillies
reliever Ken Giles with a pair of runs in the eighth.
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Pirates 5, Tigers 4 (14 innings)
Neil Walker lined a two-out RBI double into the right field corner
to score Josh Harrison from second base in the 14th inning and give
the Pittsburgh Pirates a victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Gerrit Cole was shooting for his Major League-leading 12th win of
the season but took a no-decision after allowing two runs over 6 2/3
innings for the Pirates (43-33).
Justin Verlander surrendered three runs over six innings for Detroit
(39-37).
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Mariners 5, Padres 0
Rookie Mike Montgomery threw a one-hitter for his second consecutive
shutout, leading the Seattle Mariners to a win over the San Diego
Padres.
Montgomery, who threw a career-high 113 pitches, became the seventh
Mariner (35-42) to record consecutive shutouts. He is the 12th Major
League rookie since 1980 to accomplish the feat.
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Twins 8, Reds 5
Torii Hunter collected three hits, including a home run, to spark
the resurgent Minnesota Twins offense in a victory over the
Cincinnati Reds.
The game was delayed two hours and 11 minutes largely due to an
approaching storm that fizzled out before reaching the ballpark.
Cincinnati (35-41) has lost four of five while the Twins improved to
41-36.
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Angels 2, Yankees 1
Andrew Heaney gave up just two hits in seven innings to lead the Los
Angeles Angels to a win over the New York Yankees.
It was just the second big league start of the season for the
24-year-old lefty, who was called up from the minor leagues on June
24.
At 41-37, the Angels are four games over .500 for just the second
time this season. With the loss, the Yankees are also 41-37.
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Rockies 2, Athletics 1
Left-hander Jorge De La Rosa pitched seven shutout innings, and the
Colorado Rockies ended their three-game losing streak with a victory
against the Oakland A's.
The Rockies (34-43) won an interleague game for the first time this
season after losing their first seven.
Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado extended his hitting streak to
17 games, the longest active streak in the Major Leagues.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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